Monday, September 24, 2012

While certainly a fan of the original Poltergeist (see locations here) and somewhat of Poltergeist II (locations here and here), the third entry was a bit of a letdown, plus it had an even darker cloud over it with the death of its lead actress, Heather O'Rourke. I do give them kudos to try to do this one without any optical effects, some working better than others. The film was shot in Chicago and although I had been to the Hancock Tower before, I didn't track down any other locations until my latest visit.

First up is the high school....

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Finding Carol Anne's school was a bit of a tough find, since it's not even a school and there was essentially just a couple shots to use as reference, but I figured it out!

Sunday, September 23, 2012

One of my favorite thriller's was Child's Play. The franchise itself has been a bit hit and miss, but still a fun time. Below are some locations from the movie. For addresses and additional locales, check out ItsFilmedThere.com for more. (Click here for Child's Play 2 locations.

First up, the toy store, which was likely never a toy store to begin with, but the shell still remains the same as do most of the surroundings....

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Just an establishing shot, but here is the department store Catherine Hicks works at....

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Making a brief appearance is the police station...

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The hospital where Andy is taken....

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And the main setting, the Brewster Apartments where Catherine Hicks and Alex Vincent live...